Tag:man_made=adit
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 man_made = adit
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A type of entrance to an underground mine which is horizontal or nearly horizontal. 
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An 
adit is a (nearly) horizontal entrance to the underground, by which resources can be extracted or a mine can be entered, ventilated or drained of water. The visible portal of the adit is mapped as a node.
How to map
Place a 
node at the entrance point to the adit from the surface and add man_made=adit.
Tags used in combination
- name=* - The name of the adit.
- resource=* - The resource that is or was extracted in the mine. Visit the resources page to view a list of common values.
- operator=* - The operator of the adit, usually the operator of the surrounding mine.
- length=* - length of the adit in meters (or other specified unit).
- direction=* - pointing from the gallery outwards
- disused=yes - if the adit is not currently in use for mining.
Rendering examples
Common symbol for an operating mine: hammer and pick
Common symbol for a disused or abandoned mine: hammer and pick, upside down
See also
- and its proposal at Proposed features/Mineshaft
- Proposed features/Surface_Mining
Proposed features/Mining(abandoned)Proposed features/surface_mine(abandoned)